Fluttershy: Rainbow Dash, don't be so rude. I don't think we should judge them. They all seem perfectly happy with their choice.

Pinkie Pie: Don't believe their smiles, Fluttershy.

Twilight Sparkle: I'm sorry, I guess we're just a little confused by all of this.

Starlight Glimmer: We have no judgements here in our village. Each of us was confused once as well, blinded by the false promise of our cutie marks.

Rainbow Dash: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Is she for real?

Twilight Sparkle: When we were sent to this village, we assumed it was to help in some way. But, well, it doesn't seem like you need any help.

Starlight Glimmer: Have you considered perhaps that you might have been sent here so we could help you? After all, nopony has ever come to our village and wanted to leave. Why should you be any different? But that is entirely your choice. Please enjoy our little corner of Equestria. We're all quite fond of it. No doubt you will be as well. Double Diamond, please help our guests with whatever they might need.

Double Diamond: Of course.

Starlight Glimmer: Well, this will certainly provide a boost to our little community. When the rest of Equestria sees that a princess gave up her cutie mark to join us, they'll finally understand what we're trying to accomplish.

S05E01 Unnamed Unicorn Stallion #3: Welcome!

"Ivy Vine": Welcome!

"Sunny Song": Welcome!

Twilight Sparkle: A cutie mark is a representation of a pony's unique talents and skills. How is it possible to—

Rarity: [gasps] What in the name of Equestria is that?!

"Burlap": Welcome! Care to sample some local fashion? We've got cloaks this month!

Applejack: I got an idea. But you gotta eat all of them muffins, Pinkie.

Pinkie Pie: Me?! Why me?!

Applejack: [hushed] You got a stronger stomach than any of us, and that filly in there might be our best chance at findin' out what the hay is goin' on round here.

Pinkie Pie: [chomping]

Applejack: [stilted] I can't believe you ate all our muffins, Pinkie Pie! We'd best go inside and get some more!

Twilight Sparkle: Nice work, Pinkie.

[thumps and honks]

Pinkie Pie: I've accidentally eaten cardboard tastier than that...

Twilight Sparkle: Hello? Sugar Belle?

Sugar Belle: Thank you for coming!

Twilight Sparkle: Why did you want us to come down here?

Sugar Belle: So nopony could see what's about to happen.

Party Favor: Are you really the Princess of Friendship?

Night Glider: Do you know Princess Celestia?

Sugar Belle: I love your cutie mark!

Night Glider: How can you be friends with different cutie marks? Don't you end up hating each other?

Sugar Belle: Oh, look at this one! This one's great too! I'd love to have my special talent back even just for a day! Make something besides those disgusting muffins...

Rainbow Dash: So what's stopping you? Go get your cutie marks back.

Party Favor: Daydreaming is one thing, but you mean actually having it put back on? That seems extreme.

Sugar Belle: I'm not sure Starlight would like that. She wants us all to be happy in our sameness.

Twilight Sparkle: How do you take somepony's cutie mark anyway?

Night Glider: The cutie unmarking is a beautiful experience! Starlight uses the Staff of Sameness to magically take them away and replace them with these.

Twilight Sparkle: But nopony should keep you from your cutie mark. It represents such an essential part of who you are.

Night Glider: Oh, we're not kept from them. They're in the vault up in the caves. We can visit them any time we like to remind us of the heartache of a life with special talents.

Twilight Sparkle: Can we visit this cave?

Starlight Glimmer: I'm delighted you're interested in our cutie mark vault. We hope someday every pony in Equestria will make a pilgrimage here to our little village to have theirs removed too, and our message of [continues under] perfectly equal friendship can finally spread across the land.

Fluttershy: [hushed] Oh, are you sure, Twilight? Maybe they miss them a little, but even they didn't seem all that unhappy.

Twilight Sparkle: [hushed] Then why did they want to meet us in secret? And why did they ask us not to tell Starlight who told us about the vault? Something's not right.

Starlight Glimmer: Just through here! Behold! Our cutie mark vault!

Twilight Sparkle: I've never seen anything like it!

Starlight Glimmer: And here is the Staff of Sameness. It was one of the great Mage Meadowbrook's nine enchanted items. We are incredibly fortunate to have it here. This is the tool that allows us to free ourselves from our marks! I'm curious – how did the subject of the vault come up?

Pinkie Pie: Oh, some ponies were telling us how much they missed their cutie marks, and—